About this season
Freeter, Ie wo Kau is a Japanese television drama series that aired on Fuji Television and on Kyodo Television in 2010. The story revolves around Take Seiji, who quits his job after three months. With no dreams, no savings, and a poor relationship with his family, he becomes a hikikomori. However, after his mother falls ill with depression, he ends up having to take on a part-time job at a construction site. Because of that, he soon decides to work towards rebuilding his life: "Even though I'm just a freeter, I'm going to buy a house for the sake of my family." One of the people he meets at the construction site is Chiba Manami, who graduated from a top-class university and joined a well-known general contracting firm. Manami is the complete opposite of Seiji. But while their personalities clash at first, they gradually come to understand each other. --Tokyograph
Episodes (10)
1. My cheerful mother broke down...!
Aired 19 October 2010 • 57 min
2. No matter what I do, I'm just an embarrassment of a son to you
Aired 26 October 2010 • 47 min
3. Even a dad like that, was once a hero to me
Aired 2 November 2010 • 46 min
4. I can't bear to take care of my mother anymore...
Aired 9 November 2010 • 47 min
5. What do you mean we live in different worlds...
Aired 16 November 2010 • 46 min
6. Don't do anything to hurt mom
Aired 23 November 2010 • 46 min
7. We all live alongside fear
Aired 30 November 2010 • 46 min
8. You don't know a thing about your father
Aired 7 December 2010 • 47 min
9. Starting over, or so I thought
Aired 14 December 2010 • 46 min
10. My mother smiled
Aired 21 December 2010 • 60 min